Racing News: July 28 Morning Report

Molly Huddle and Sean Quigley Win Bix 7The race in Davenport, Iowa was the USA 7 Mile Championships. Huddle, who recently set an American 5000-meter record of 14:42.64, won in 36:13, the fourth fastest women’s time in the race’s history and fastest ever at Bix by an American woman, as the Quad-City Times reports. Huddle defeated runner-up Sara Hall by 1:07 and earned $12,500. More

There was an upset in the Bix men’s race, as Sean Quigley’s 33:27 gave him a five-second victory over Christo Landry, who’d already won three USA Road Circuit titles in 2014. Meb Keflezighi, the Boston Marathon champion in April, was 12th in 34:18. More

Ritzenhein Could Return to Racing Within a MonthDathan Ritznenhein, the three-time Olympian who was America’s fastest marathoner in 2012 and 2013, is training seriously after a sports hernia kept him out of April’s Boston Marathon. He’s living back in his native Michigan, helping coach at Grand Valley State, and thinking about doing a 10K or half marathon – though he admits his training doesn’t yet suffice for a full marathon. More

Cranny 4th, Efraimson 6th in World Junior 1500Alexa Efraimson of Washington State seemed in contention for a bronze through much of the 1500 at the World Junior Championships in Eugene on Sunday while Elise Cranny of Colorado was occasionally boxed in and had to chop her steps. But in the final straightaway, Efraimson was fading while Stanford-bound Cranny finished hard to just miss a medal behind Ethiopians Dawit Seyaum (4:09.86) and Gudaf Tsegay and Kenya’s Sheila Keter. More

Aussie Michael Shelley Takes Commonwealth Marathon GoldShelley, 30, “dug deep and I was hoping I wouldn't blow-up like I have done in the past,” he told theIndependent after his victory in Glasgow on Sunday in 2:11:15, with silver medallist Stephen Chemlany of Kenya 43 seconds back. Flomena Cheyech Daniel (2:26:45) and 2011 Boston champion Caroline Kilel gave Kenya a 1-2 finish in the women’s competition. More

Heather Kampf Scores a Threepeat at Ryan Shay MileThe Team USA Minnesota member won for the third straight year at this road mile in Charlevoix, Michigan in a dominating 4:21.39, an event record, with Kenyan Cynthia Limo second in 4:24.61, as Bringbackthemile.com reports. Furman Elite’s Rob Finnerty topped the men in 3:56.98, with Daniel Stockberger next in 3:58.53. More

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